Cambodia’s education minister, Hang Chuon Naron, visited injured BELTEI students at Kantha Bopha Hospital after the 10 November 2026 transport crash in Kandal province. Ly Chheng, founder and director-general of BELTEI Group, thanked the minister and education ministry officials for visiting the students and offering encouragement to their families in a follow-up Facebook statement.

Hospital visit after the Kandal crash

Hang Chuon Naron, who also serves as deputy prime minister, met with students receiving treatment and offered encouragement to their guardians, according to Post Khmer’s coverage of the crash and hospital visit. In his statement, Ly Chheng thanked ministry officials for their support and wished the injured students a speedy recovery. The statement did not give a timetable for their discharge or return to school.

What was reported about the journey to school

The students were travelling to BELTEI International School’s Campus 24, near the Prek Ta Mak Bridge roundabout. According to Cambodianess, the vehicle left National Road 8 and entered a pond in Prek Ta Mak commune, Khsach Kandal district. Local residents and authorities responded at the scene.

Of the 26 students travelling in the vehicle, five died and 21 survived, including two who were injured, Cambodianess reported. BELTEI Group said the vehicle was privately hired. Education Cambodia’s earlier report on the Kandal crash covers the initial response and the school’s first statement.

The hospital visit is the latest development described in Ly Chheng’s statement. Education Cambodia extends its condolences to the families of the five students who died and wishes the injured BELTEI students a full recovery.

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